I was born and raised in Utica, N.Y. Smack in the center of the Erie Canal.
Todays the Canal’s 200th Anniversary.
The Canal runs between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Albany and Buffalo. Connects the Atlantic Ocean and Great Lakes.
An economic boom to the area. The Canal vastly reduced the cost of transporting people and goods over the Appalachians. Provided jobs to many over the years.
Donald is off and running again. Playing more than a King. Playing God.
Tearing down the East Wing of the White House to rebuild a new, larger and more glassy dining room. All without significant planning physically and financially. Off the top of his head. After all, Trump was a contractor of sorts during his prior lifetime.
No Congressional oversight. Congress should be involved. Congress has to allocate the funds to pay for the work. Work that Trump the past few days said would run $230 million. This morning upped to $300 million. Expect it to go higher. The King/God is running the show. Most if not all of the money he expects to be paid to him. He said he will donate it to charity. Really?
Trump is imposing sanctions/tariffs on 2 Russian oil wells and their subsidiaries. Russian subsidiaries to be sanctioned are new. I believe first time subsidiaries will be sanctioned.
Trump is imposing these sanctions because of Putin’s failure to settle the war.
Many of our Presidents want to be “war presidents.” Apparently they believe some glory goes with it.
Trump is pushing Venezuela over drugs. A war not required to resolve the problem. We should merely go in and blow their vessels out of the water and vehicles off the land. No MAJOR confrontation. Merely the big guy taking down the small guy quickly and leaving. I am not for a war nor do I believe most Americans are.
Key West is in the middle of Fantasy Fest. Louis is not because of my illness.
My friends Fran and Tom Dixon are in from Buffalo. We had a game plan to do Fantasy Fest together. My best times have been with them.
They planned to to take me out in my wheel chair. Good people! They visited yesterday. Took 2 pictures earlier at Fantasy Fest of men in wheel chairs. Both with as close to a bare ass woman as could be. Apparently the bare assed ladies are attracted to men in wheel chairs.
I am all for it. But not today. Too much to get ready for. I told them tomorrow…..hopefully!
Fran brought me home made brownies from Buffalo. Enjoyed them at 4 this morning. My sleeping still screwed up.
Enjoy your day!